Children of Heaven and Earth: Catholicity through Teilhardian Pedagogy

Beginning with the anthropology of Teilhard de Chardin, this paper explores need to reimagine education in light an evolutionary cosmos. understood human person as deeply involved meaning-making processes cosmos, and co-creators God evolution. To progress must choose organization over entropy develop a deep rooted “zest” for her own The classroom can provide important space that allows student zest evolution by providing opportunity envision ways which life contributes world God. Religious educators educational systems have unique task cultivating spaces students are invited realize their energetic centers creativity how energy be used co-create evolving world. Through development Teilhardian pedagogy ultimately embrace deeper sense “wholeness” God’s presence